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Archive for February, 2011

Dwayne McDuffie, creator of Static (the character, the comic, and the Static Shock animated program) passed away February 21, 2011, due to complications stemming from emergency heart surgery. He was also the creator of Milestone Comics, a label which focused on African American, Latino, and other minority characters, in the 1990s, and the Marvel’s Damage Control, which has a cult following. In addition, he was a staff writer for the animated series Justice League, the producer and story editor of the spin-off Justice League Unlimited, creator/producer and writer for Ben 10: Alien Force, creator/producer of the series’ sequel Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, and the writer for the movies Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and All-Star Superman (which was released a day after his passing).

Nicholas Courtney, who is most known for his role as Lethbridge Stewart on Doctor Who, passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. His first appearance on the program was the serial, The Daleks’ Master Plan, which first aired on November 13, 1965, when his character was a Colonel, and he appeared on 107 episodes of the storied series. His character was promoted to Brigadier in later stories. His final Doctor Who appearance was in the serial, Battlefield, with the final part airing September 27, 1989. His character made another appearance on the Doctor Who spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures, December 2008. Born December 16, 1929 in Cairo, Egypt, Courtney was the son of a British diplomat and served in the British Army as a Private for 18 months.

Nicholas is survived by his second wife Karen, his son Phillip, and his daughter Bella.

My former guest, broadcast colleague, and someone whom I call my friend, Raymond Wiley, will appear on Brad Meltzer’s Decoded, tomorrow, February 03, 2011, at 10:00 PM EST on the History Channel. The topic of the episode, “Apocalypse in Georgia,” which will mark the finale of the program’s first season, is the Georgia Guidestones, an ominous roadside site and/or possible Masonic riddle, which is near and dear to Ray’s heart (and also a short drive from his former haunt at UGA) .

Raymond Wiley, now working for the Disinformation Company, as their Promotions Director and Podcast Host, humbly started his fortean radio career with the 50-episode podcast, Out There! Radio.